The Illinois Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) held their annual craft competition in Elgin, Illinois this month at the facilities of MKD Electric. Chris Cartwright and Mike Dunbar competed in structural welding and pipefitting.

Recently, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) requested that Starcon’s scaffold builders erect scaffolding at the Canton, Ohio facility. The scaffold size was 13 feet wide by 136 feet long by 50 feet high, and also required outriggers due to the shape of the structure.

Five Cianbro and five Starcon team members traveled to Birmingham, AL last week to compete at the 2013 National Craft Championships competition, held at the association’s 21st Century Workforce Development Conference, April 30 – May 3.

Starcon has received prestigious national recognition at the 23rd Annual Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Excellence in Construction Awards ceremony, including a top safety award for the third consecutive year.

Starcon has earned a prestigious safety award from the Houston Area Business Roundtable (HBR) which has selected the company as the Best in Category in terms of safety performance among medium-sized industrial contractors in the Houston area.

Five Cianbro and four Starcon team members traveled to San Antonio, Texas last week to compete at the ABC National Craft Championships. Students and apprentices from across the United States competed in contests in which they displayed their craft skills.

Dale Kuntz, Starcon's President and COO, and Mike Duncan, Corp. HSE Director, recently accepted the 2011 National Safety Merit Award during the Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction (EIC) awards banquet in Phoenix, AZ. This prestigious award recognizes Starcon for our continued commitment to exemplary safety performance on the job in 2011.